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00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
15051010 SALMON CREEK NEAR JUNEAU, AK
LOCATION - Lat 58°19'57", long 134°27'57" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.09, T.41 S., R.67 E., City & Borough of Juneau, AK, Hydrologic Unit 19010301, (Juneau B-2 SE quad), in Tongass National Forest, on left bank, about 0.3 mi upstream from mouth and 2.5 mi northwest of Juneau.
DRAINAGE AREA - 9.70 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR AK 93-1: 1991 (m).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1990 to September 2016. Daily discharge record previously collected 0.5 mi upstream at station number 15051008 "above canyon mouth" during water-years 1982-90. Drainage area, 9.50 mi².
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 30 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS - Flow regulated by Salmon Creek Reservoir 2.5 mi upstream. Diversions upstream for off-stream hydropower plant; outflow from the plant goes into Gastineau Channel and is not included in the discharge records. Diversions upstream into Twin Lakes via a pipeline are also not included in the discharge records.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2013 to September 2016.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: March 2013 to September 2016.
INSTRUMENTATION - Electronic water-temperature recorder since March 4, 2013, set for 15 min recording interval.
REMARKS - Records represent water temperature at sensor within 0.2°C.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum water temperature 14.0°C July 18, 2016; minimum 0.0°C on many days during winter.